Compare towns
Prospect vs Old Lyme vs Lebanon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Old Lyme has the most expensive homes ($484k median).
Lebanon has the most affordable homes ($346k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Prospect | Old Lyme | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458Highest |
7,679 |
7,116Lowest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT |
50.6±3.3Highest 23% above CT |
46.9±2.7 14% above CT |
| Old Lyme and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±3.1 CT: 20.2% |
17.4%±3.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Old Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.6%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Old Lyme and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% CT: 42.5% |
56.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.3%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Prospect and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$131,899±$11kHighest 38% above CT |
$109,135±$19kLowest 14% above CT |
| Old Lyme and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$484,200±$21kHighest 32% above CT |
$345,900±$40kLowest 6% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433 21% above CT |
$2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
$1,630±$534Lowest 10% above CT |
| Old Lyme and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$6,284 5% below CT |
$5,646Lowest 15% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
33%±18.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Old Lyme and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.8% CT: 66.5% |
88%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
31 minHighest 15% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
24.2%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
20.5%±7.9 CT: 16% |
| Old Lyme and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #50 of 149 in CT | #10 of 149 in CT | #74 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Regional School District 18 | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Lyme-Old Lyme High School | Lyman Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.